On this day in 2000,

Bill Clinton Sends Armed Federal Agents Into Home To Capture/Deport Elian Gonzalez

Mother Died Bringing Elian To U.S.

On this day in 2000, President Bill Clinton had federal agents remove Elian Gonzalez from his relatives' home in Miami so he could be deported back to Cuba despite Elian's request to stay in the U.S. and the fact that Elian's mother had died during the boat crossing which brought him to America.